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◇ Catalog #rb72sb

Hydroblast

wc98·#rb72sb·common·nonfoil

Illus. Kaja Foglio

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wishlisted

Aug 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$3.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.28 · low $2.99

NM$3.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.93–$3.35modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.17low $2.53range 25.3%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,297 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$3.17

Gameplay

Instant

Choose one — • Counter target spell if it's red. • Destroy target permanent if it's red.

"Heed the lessons of our time: the forms of water may move the land itself and hold captive the fires within." —Gustha Ebbasdotter, Kjeldoran Royal Mage

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2016-06-08wotc

Hydroblast can target any spell or permanent, not just a red one. It checks the color of the target only on resolution.

2004-10-04wotc

The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before the target is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode can't be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.53 and $3.17 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC98 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #rb72sb of *World Championship Decks 1998*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1998 World Championship Decks 1998 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,297 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kaja Foglio. Rarix catalogs 232 other cards credited to this artist.